One in 10 mothers across Australia smoked during the first 20 weeks of pregnancy in 2015, according to recently released Australian Institute of Health and Welfare data. The proportion of women who smoked during the first half of their pregnancy was hig

hammers home the dangers by revealing, for the first time, evidence that combustible cigarettes increase levels of a fat-fueling protein in a woman’s unborn baby. The discovery sheds fresh light on a phenomenon that has been identified in previous resear

hammers home the dangers by revealing, for the first time, evidence that combustible cigarettes increase levels of a fat-fueling protein in a woman’s unborn baby. The discovery sheds fresh light on a phenomenon that has been identified in previous resear

Teenagers whose mothers smoked during pregnancy, or whose parents or friends smoke, are more likely to smoke themselves. The findings come from a new study carried out at Imperial College London and published today in the journal Thorax, which highlight

Women are more likely to smoke during pregnancy if they live in areas with lots of shops selling cigarettes, a study shows. Pregnant women living in Scottish neighbourhoods with the highest availability of tobacco products are 70 per cent more likely to

Conclusions The results provide the strongest evidence to date of an association between the neighbourhood availability of tobacco and smoking, and the first to do so among pregnant women. These findings provide supportive evidence for interventions targ

Despite it being well-known that smoking while pregnant can give babies serious health problems, one in 10 expectant mothers in England don’t ditch the cigarettes. And the rates of smoking during pregnancy vary across the country, with women in the nort

A woman’s risk of having a baby with a low birth weight is higher if she starts smoking in her teens, a new study suggests. That’s because women who start smoking as teens are far more likely to smoke during pregnancy, which increases the risk of having